Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-08
THE MAYFLOWER,S Rival.
Something About the Cutter Arrow tia
the May0OWer will Meet.

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the MaynOWer will Meet.
Prom the Boston Herald
The arrow is an old type OF cutter yacht, and is
quite different looking cutter from those OF to-
day. She has q very full midship section, with ex-
ceedingly large displacement, and Is full and bar
rel-nke In her bilge In England, she has the same
class of admirers that the schooner yacht Amer
lea has In this country, and there are plenty OF
men to-day who argue that she can outsail the
Irex or any other cutter Of her class. Expert
yaehtsmen In England do not hold these views as
they believe nothing short OF being built over
again will increase her speed enough TO make her
keep up with the fast cutters like the Irex, Mar
Jorie, Galatea, or Genesta. Whatever NAV be
said OF her sailing qualities yachtsmen generally
will approve the conduct OF her owner for he fnd-
cafes Ia MS letter that ne Is willing TO make the
lecture and yachting.
The cutter Arrow measures 81 feet 4 inches
water line, Is feet inches extreme BEAM and IL
feet o inches extreme draught. She was built by
the late Mr.: Thomas Chamberlayne In 1925, and
was altered In 1871 She has a tonnage OF liz
tons. According TO the measurements of the Eng
nsn faent Racing Association her racing length is
In regard TO the trip of the Mayfower TO Eng
Iano TINS summer, Mr.. Burgess stated yesterday
that the MaynOwer would sail not only for the
&leens Cup against the cutter Arrow, but would
also race for the Cape May and Brentons Reef
cups, which were won by the Genesta In 1856.
According TO this II is evident that the designer OF
the MaynOwer In his visit to England, IS going 10
have try at nearly everything that is offered
BY the sailing rules for the queens Cup In recent
years the course has been from mark-boat off
Cowes, Isle OF Wight, Eng; thence east IL miles
10 the Nab nghtshtp; thence due west % miles to
anna on In Eng near sSusham g
course is a fat, triangular one, and Is about 80
miles long. AS the Arrow won the cup on the
that this viii be the course decided on for the two
races between her and the Mayflower
row beat e ee Including the In schooner Yacht
America, took place July % 1852 the course being
from the harbor OF Cowes, on the north shore OF
the Isle or Wight, England, around that island.
But very few OF those now interested in yachting
events have any definite idea Of this race, or how
from one OF the leading English yachting publica-
tons is given:
.Hsr majesty the queen had presented cup,
value 100 guneaS, for this days race, the course
for which was right round the island. Princess
olga and Brilliant were entered but did not start
The other vessels were:
Arros 1 4.......... 1Iar chs@ SsfL
Vsssaai to-.--.--...---- 81 LORD k k
America Lord De Blaguisre:
zepSyreiis. Il B. webster. n0"A'
There was a good stiff breeze blowing at the
time from the southwest the MOSQUITO was the
spirit ahead OF the arrow, who followed closely In
her wake. The America was somewhat tardy in
getting her gaf-topSa1l set which gave the others
a decided advantage in the start, but that was OF
trivial account when the extent OF the course is
away, and was about twice her length astern of
the America, but at IL hours minutes, when
abreast Of the Warren Sand, the Zephyretta had
ing, The Arrow being about half a mile astern Of
her, and about quarter OF mile between her
No man buoy, beating up against the tide:
ION rounding the Norman, the Zephyretta,
little to Winaward On the ssafeoard e tacRs and
got round the Nab light one minute before her
From this point the Mosquito kept heading the
Arm 10 Nd q vrhf taolfNV
back OF the island, which was now against hood
tide. The whole OF the yachts thus kept In shore
got about mile and a-nalf below the light. when
the wind changed and got round TO the west by |
south, sort OF 'paltry and 'bafding' weather by
gained first by one and then by another but still
most decidedly in favor of the Mosquito One great
thing tn her favor the power OF being able to
make short tacks quicker than the larger and |
longer vessels, and the Mosquito held a much |
better wind than the Arrow. The America |
schooner ngged, she was unable TO get up to the |
Mosquito, who met with the light breeze that Just
set, and was so well handled that the America |
could not gain much ground upon her until after 4
rounding ST GATHERINGS, when She began 70 ovey-
haul the Arrow very fast, and finally passed heron
Freshw alter bay. The Mosquito was only Az min |
utes ahead OF the America, and the latter ABOUT |
yachts had got inside the Needles the wind shifted
20 w.n-w., and the America overhauled and passed
the Mosquito OF Jack In the Basket and then be-
came the leading vessel. BY the time the MOS
quito reached Lepe the Arrow passed her: thence
the yachts stretched across the Solent to Old |
Castle Point, where the three met together and
the Arrow and Mosquito shortly afterward closed
the America and passed her. The whole now ran
up and passed Osborne with the wind dead ait
the America goose winged the same ADVANTAGE
being taken by the cutters, they also booming out
their fOreSailS. IL was here evident that as long
as the cutters could under their two sails they
had the advantage. Eventually they arrived at
the goal as follows 1t being neck and neck race
between the Arrow and Mosquito, the former b.
ing about the length OF her bOwspr1t in advance,
They were timed as follows: